Break through the GigE limit

Teledyne DALSA Genie Nano

The DALSA Genie Nano comprises a multitude of features in a robust housing. The latest CMOS sensors guarantee excellent image quality while the wide temperature range increases system reliability and endurance. Additionally TurboDrive will make you reach speeds you thought to be unachievable with a GigE network.

6 Reasons for Genie Nano

Various features of the Teledyne DALSA Genie Nano help to reduce the need for further components and thus to keep the system complexity and cost low: With the Burst mode, the frame rate can be increased despite of the GigE Vision bandwidth limitation. By combining the high data acquisition rate in the large on-board image buffer and comprehen­sive cycling modes and readout control, applications with fast burst acquisition can be realized. In this mode, images can be acquired at maximum frame rate of the sensor with the data buffered on the main storage of the camera. The buffered data is only transferred during camera idle times e.g. when a conveyor belt moves forward.
With multi-ROI you can define up to 16 ROI's and limit the read-out of image data to the important parts of the object. This reduces processing time and frees computing power.
The Cycling mode allows the usage of various different user-controlled configurations. This means that you can work with different light sources, lighting angles, exposure times, gains etc. for every line. This way, a single pass with a single camera delivers a high amount of information which is comparable to that of multiple cameras or combinations of camera and frame grabber.

Your benefits:

You can avoid costly and complex hardware solutions thanks to the reduced data stream that multi-ROI create.

Multiple illumination variants of the same object increase failure detection and production security.

When various illumination set-ups are mandatory to inspect one object, using the Cycling mode can reduce inspection time.

Speed up your system

The TurboDrive feature allows an increase of the frame rate while loss-less data compression and transmission via Gigabit Ethernet extend the capability of the data throughput (typically 115 MB/s) achievable with GigE Vision systems. Still all the benefits of GigE networks - like mass market components and protocols and ethernet technology for fast and inexpensive communication for distances of up to 100 m - can be used.

The extremely small and light-weight housing allows you to design very compact OEM and multi camera solutions. The integration into existing systems with tight spaces for the machine vision components is simplified.

Your benefits:

Thanks to the slim body length of only 21 mm, the use of more expensive angle head versions can be avoided.

Decrease the variety of models on stock since - due to the small size - one model can be used for a large number of applications.

The possibility for slim designs leads to competitive advantages.

Even light-weight robotic applications can be easily achieved with minimum wear and tear to the robot and the possibility for fast movements.

Integrate easily into existing systems

The Teledyne DALSA Genie Nano has two inputs and 2 opto-coupled outputs which allows a versatile set-up with cabling options that best fit your needs.

Your benefits:

You can reduce the efforts for implementation and integration.

You can implement the system faster and with less cost.

As the system comprises fewer components, you can reduce efforts and time taken for repairs.

Protect from data loss

With the Trigger-to-Image Reliability framework, the image capture process is controlled and monitored end-to-end from the trigger to the transfer to the host memory. This way data loss is clearly tracked and the reliability of the overall inspection process is improved.

Your benefit:

You can increase the quality of your inspection by sorting out parts that have not been inspected due to shortfalls in the image capture process.

Extend system reliability & endurance

The extended operating temperature range makes the Teledyne DALSA Genie Nano an ideal match for harsh environments. Even with temperature differences there is no need for external cooling or protective housings.

Your benefits:

As no additional components are needed to keep the camera at a suitable temperature, you can build very compact test cells.

The high temperature range and high MTBF helps to extend camera life and increase system reliability. This leads to fewer or no production stoppages and extendeds the endurance of your machine.

Teledyne DALSA is one of the largest companies serving the machine vision industry and is unique in that it is vertically integrated; from sensor design and manufacture, through image capture and processing, to software for imaging optimisations and analysis.